Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 185 Kyokushin Karate, Xiongba
Toho Studios, the temporary venue for the Japanese version of Journey to the West.

Several companies involved in the platter have set up staff here.

Now, several action actors who later became famous are here, and Yasuaki Kurata even came back from Hong Kong specifically for this.

Besides him, there is another person, Shinichi Chiba.

Shinichi Chiba, a native of Fukuoka, Japan, is already a forty-year-old man.

People in China mainly know him from his role as Xiong Ba in Feng Yun.

Shinichi Chiba is one of Japan's top action actors and also has a place in the United States. His disciple Hiroyuki Sanada is basically Japan's spokesperson in the United States.

Whenever an American movie needs a Japanese character, that person is most likely Hiroyuki Sanada.

Shinichi Chiba learned from Kyokushin Karate, which is not the same school as Yasuaki Kurata of Goju Karate.

Karate is also known as Tang Shou, so he is also familiar with the Ryukyu stick method. This time he plans to let his disciples use the Ryukyu stick method to obtain the qualification to kill in the formation.

In terms of martial arts skills, Chiba Shinichi is not as good as Kurata Yasuaki, but in the Japanese film and television industry, Chiba Shinichi has a higher status.

According to the timeline, after Shinichi Chiba established JAC, he successively led Hiroyuki Sanada and Hiroko Yakushimaru. Yukari Oshima also studied under JAC and then switched to Yasuaki Kurata.

But now, neither Hiroko Yakushimaru nor Yukali Oshima are here.

Chiba Shinichi naturally didn't know that his luck had been taken away. What he cared about most was whether he could get the killing array job for this play so as to find a way out for the agency.

Shinichi Chiba did not have time to act in this Journey to the West because he had already signed a contract for another film, "The Conspiracy of the Yagyu Family". This work tells a series of events that happened to the Yagyu family, in which he played the role of Yagyu Jubei.

The film has not started shooting yet, but the roles have been roughly determined, and the director is the famous Kinji Fukasaku.

The Yagyu family has lived in Nara for generations. As early as the Heian period, the ancestors of the Yagyu family lived in Nara. After several dynasties, it reached its peak in the Edo period. After the development of three people, Yagyu Muneaki, Yagyu Munemori, and Yagyu Jubei, the Yagyu family was once called the uncrowned king of Nara.

Originally, this play did not plan to cast him. Nara is located in Kansai, and people in Kansai are relatively xenophobic and prefer to give priority to their own people when doing things.

The play has a swordsmanship instructor from the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu school sent by the Yagyu family. He once said that it would be best to find a person from Nara to perform, or at least a person from Kansai.

However, this condition has not been met. There are not many outstanding action actors in Japan, and there are basically no action actors who meet the requirements of being both a Nara native and an action actor.

Because they had seen Shinichi Chiba's performance, they finally decided on Shinichi Chiba as the actor.

"Although the investment in this Journey to the West is huge, the actual money that can be given to the agency is not much. Let's do our best. If we can't get it, I at least have this "Yagyu" to shoot!"

Chiba Shinichi thought so, and his attitude was very relaxed.

He met Yasuaki Kurata on his way here today. Chiba Shinichi was very wary of Yasuaki Kurata.

This person is a formidable opponent!

His eyes wandered, and when Chiba Shinichi saw Niikemoto Tatsumi clearly, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Erjiaben is here too!

Shinichi Chiba has never met Tani Akira, but he has met Tatsumi Niiemoto. When he made a guest appearance in Judo Straight Line, that part of the action was directed by Tatsumi Niiemoto. When Shinichi Chiba heard that Tatsumi Niiemoto had an agency, he felt very sorry. He originally planned to show the traditional art of Fukuoka people, but Tatsumi Niiemoto performed a Yakuza cut for him on the spot.

There are Yakuza in Fukuoka? Sorry, I was a Yakuza too!
Chiba Shinji had no choice but to give up, feeling a little sorry that the firm lost a general.

Now that they met again, Chiba Shinichi couldn't help but feel a little eager, so he immediately took a few disciples and walked over quickly.

Yasuaki Kurata was originally guarding with his disciples, but when he saw Shinichi Chiba, his eyelids twitched.

"It's over."

"Master, what's over?"

"Chiba Shinichi is finished."

He just poached a little brother that no one cared about, and he was almost beaten to death by Gu Ming.

If Chiba Shinichi dares to poach Niemoto Tatsumi, he might actually die! ...

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Of course, Gu Ming brought the Extreme Action Agency with him. With something this big, they had to give it a try no matter what.

Manatsu Ryu's palms were full of sweat, and he wiped them again and again, but still couldn't control it.

"Brother Gugu, why don't you come!"

"What am I supposed to do? I can't be a stand-in for Masaaki Sakai! Just perform according to what I taught you before. Did you learn what I taught you a few days ago?"

Manatsu Ryu nodded.

This is a new move that Gu Ming taught him, which uses Shaolin stick techniques to break Ryukyu stick techniques.

Manatsu Ryu knew this was an opportunity, so he practiced hard for a while and even tried to fight against Nikamoto Tatsumi a few times. He felt that he had mastered a lot of skills.

Niiemoto Tatsumi also encouraged him: "Actually, I think you have an advantage. You look a lot like that actor."

Manatsu Ryu was very depressed.

Doesn't he look a lot like Sakai Masaaki?

Although Masaaki Sakai has a high status, he looks very funny!

He doesn't want to be called a comedian.

While joking, Gu Ming suddenly saw a muscular man walking towards him quickly. He looked like he could use the Sanfen Guiyuan Qi.

"Hongba!"

Gu Ming recognized Chiba Shinichi instantly.

But at this moment, in this situation, Gu Ming really couldn't feel at ease.

"Nijiamoto-kun!" Chiba Shinichi's face was full of enthusiasm, and he held Nijiamoto Tatsumi's hand and refused to let go.

"Nijiabenjun is here, could it be that he wants to be the battle formation instructor for this play?"

Nijiamoto Tatsumi looked at Gu Ming and felt that Gu Ming would throw the challenge letter in Chiba Shinichi's face at the next moment.

Gu Ming cleared his throat, and Nijiamoto Tatsumi understood and immediately let go of his hand and bowed: "Thank you for your appreciation, but I have already signed with Furuya brother's agency and will not leave easily."

Chiba Shinichi raised his signature thick eyebrows and turned to look at Gu Ming.

Although he had noticed Gu Ming just now, he didn't pay much attention to it. He didn't expect that this person actually had another identity.

Although he was a little concerned, Chiba Shinichi was able to accept it out of face. He immediately extended his hand and shook it. "So it's Furuya-kun. My name is Maeda Jinho, and my stage name is Chiba Shinichi. I'm quite famous in the entertainment industry today and have appeared in several works."

Of course Gu Ming knew these things.

Reaching out his hand and shaking hands with Chiba Shinichi, Gu Ming said, "So it's Mr. Chiba Shinichi in person. I've also read several of your works."

For example, Fengyun, Fengyun, and Fengyun.

"I heard that you are a true martial artist who has practiced martial arts. I wonder if this is true?"

"No, no, that's just outsiders who don't understand and are complimenting me casually. Of course, I've practiced a little martial arts and learned some Kyokushin Karate moves from my mentor, but I wouldn't dare call myself a martial artist!"

Shinichi Chiba raised his head slightly, feeling somewhat smug.

His master is Masutatsu Oyama, the Japanese Kyokushin Karate Master!

(End of this chapter)